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C. Thomas Howell has 22 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
2013
Action · Drama
The Outsiders
1983 · Movie · Actor
Top 21%Tubi · Free w/ ads
Southland
2009 · Series · Actor
Top 31%Netflix · Included
Secret Admirer
1985 · Movie · Actor
Top 35%Prime Video · Included
Red Dawn
1984 · Movie · Actor
Top 51%Prime Video · Included
Obliterated
2023 · Series · Actor
Top 62%Netflix · Included
Attack of the Killer Donuts
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 99%Prime Video · Included
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
Dir. Robert Harmon · With Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Professor Zoom / Thawne (voice) · Voice
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.
Dir. Jay Oliva · With Justin Chambers, C. Thomas Howell, Michael B. Jordan
as Zoom (voice) · Voice
Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, and Copperhead — is on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they're willing to risk their lives to steal it. However, the Suicide Squad isn't the only group of villains seeking to possess the object. It's a race for the golden prize, and second place isn't an option if they want to stay alive.
Dir. Sam Liu · With Christian Slater, Billy Brown, Kristin Bauer
as Dr. Will Magnus (voice) · Voice
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
Dir. Sam Liu · With Benjamin Bratt, Michael C. Hall, Tamara Taylor
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
Dir. Joe Johnston · With Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif
A raw and authentic look into the Los Angeles crime scene, going far inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families. The show centers on four main characters: Officer John Cooper, a seasoned cop who will have to prove himself again after recovering from surgery; Officer Ben Sherman, who still has much to learn after recently completing his training rotation; Detective Lydia Adams, whose unending caseload hits closer to home; and Sammy Bryant, a former detective who decided to go back to being a uniform cop after the traumatic death of his partner.
Dir. Ann Biderman · With Ben McKenzie, Michael Cudlitz, Regina King
An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it.
Dir. David Greenwalt · With C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
Dir. Ronald F. Maxwell · With Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen
Love and unity in a school torn by racism and hate in the 1970s. A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.
Dir. Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin · With C. Thomas Howell, Sean Astin, Jon Voight
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
Dir. John Milius · With Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.
Dir. Richard Lester · With Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay
A special forces team thwarts a deadly plot in Sin City and parties accordingly. But when the real threat emerges, they must sober up to save Las Vegas.
Dir. Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald · With Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Terrence Terrell
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.
Dir. Sean McNamara · With Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Dir. Rob Reiner · With Woody Harrelson, Michael Stahl-David, Richard Jenkins
Follows the personal and professional life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
Dir. Ronald F. Maxwell · With Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
Dir. Steve Miner · With C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross
A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.
Dir. John Putch · With Adam Baldwin, Rutger Hauer, Steve Guttenberg
as Jim Halsey
A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas while killing numerous people and framing them for his killings.
Dir. Louis Morneau · With Jake Busey, Kari Wührer, C. Thomas Howell
A chemical accident turns ordinary donuts into blood thirsty killers. Now it's up to Johnny, Michelle, and Howard to save their sleepy town from...Killer Donuts.
Dir. Scott D. Wheeler · With Kayla Compton, C. Thomas Howell, Christine Nguyen
When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs
Dir. Kevan Otto · With Richard T. Jones, Kim Fields, C. Thomas Howell
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